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Posts Tagged ‘Nurdles’
The Great Global Nurdle Hunt
Thursday, July 2nd, 2020Nurdles collected on the River Ythan, Scotland – Lauren S @SaltWaterLifeUK / The Great Nurdle Hunt The #GreatGlobalNurdleHunt report released on 1st July highlights shocking global nurdle pollution. Over 1000…
Report offers global outlook on efforts to beat plastic pollution
Wednesday, June 6th, 2018
Released today, a new report from UN Environment finds a surging momentum in global efforts to address plastic pollution. The first-of-its-kind accounting finds governments are increasing the pace of implementation...
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Fife beach ‘worst’ for nurdle pollution
Monday, May 21st, 2018
About 450,000 plastic pellets, known as "nurdles", have been found on a single beach in Fife as part of a UK-wide survey. North Queensferry, about 12 miles from the Ineos...
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UK launches new research hub to tackle marine plastic
Tuesday, May 15th, 2018
A new global hub will bring together scientific and technical expertise to share latest thinking on sustainable alternatives to plastic and stopping plastic entering oceans. The UK, working with other...
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Why the fuss about nurdles?
Saturday, April 21st, 2018
What are nurdles and why are they a problem? This blog post from Dr Abigail Entwistle at FFI delves into the world of plastic pellets. Nurdles. The name sounds inoffensive,...
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Blowing in the wind: picking apart the plastic problem
Tuesday, February 27th, 2018
How do we go about "turning the tide" on the global problem of plastic pollution? In this new FFI blog, Dr Abigail Entwistle looks at the options... My son sent...
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Are we right to demonise plastic?
Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
Herald reporter Richard Baynes visits Network member St Abbs & Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve (VMR), Network supporter Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and other stakeholders, to hear both sides of the...
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Scottish summit on marine litter announced
Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
On the 7th of February, Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, Roseanna Cunningham, addressed the Scottish Parliament on the use and waste of plastic. In a ministerial statement entitled "stemming the...
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Plastic pollution on coral reefs increases disease
Monday, January 29th, 2018
Billions of pieces of plastic pollution are snagged on coral reefs, sending disease rates soaring, new research has revealed. The discovery compounds the damage being done to a vital habitat...
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